Martin Pritchard

Martin Pritchard

Operations Manager/Network Engineer

Followers of Martin Pritchard1000 followers
location of Martin PritchardIreland

Connect with Martin Pritchard to Send Message

Connect

Connect with Martin Pritchard to Send Message

Connect
  • Timeline

  • About me

    Consultant PLM Entry Level Storage - ISG CoC EMEA at Dell Technologies

  • Education

    • C.B.C Monkstown

      1974 - 1985
      Leaving Cert Student

      Leaving Certificate

    • Dublin Institute of Technology

      2010 - 2012
      CPD Diploma/Higher Certificate in Computer Science 2010-12 IT

      Computer Science

  • Experience

    • Orion Enclosures UK

      Nov 2002 - Oct 2006
      Operations Manager/Network Engineer

      Programming of CNC machines using G code. Developing and designing CAD programmes.Looking after and maintaining various fiber optic backbones and trunk links for some of the larger telecoms around the UK. This would require fiber splicing and testing using either fujikura or Sumitomo fusion splicers and fujikura OTDR's. Also as part of the testing procedure chromatic-dispersion testing would be required along with Bi-directional trace analysis.

    • IGATE Tech

      Mar 2007 - Feb 2010
      Operations Manager/Senior Network Engineer

      Installation of telecoms and data network infrastructure

    • DIT Kevin Street

      Sept 2010 - May 2012
      IT Student

      Studying computer science

    • Carrig Solutions

      Apr 2012 - Nov 2012
      IT Field Engineer

      Instalation and configuring of intergrated computer hardware PC's Servers etc.Repair ,maintenance, reimaging of OS and software.Maintenance and service calls.

    • Dell Technologies

      Apr 2013 - now

      Working within the EMEA Storage CoC team for Powervault entry level storage arrays. Providing and enabling Dell sales teams with up to date training and enablement on all Powervault products. I also work closely with our partners and distributors to provide up to date information on all entry level storage platforms, specifically around Powervault ME5Over the last 4 years we have grown the entry storage business in EMEA with the introduction of PowerVault ME4 in 2018 and continue to grow when we introduced PowerVault ME5 in 2022We also have the ability to run proof of concepts with our labs in our Customer Solutions Center in Raheen, Limerick where we have multiple arrays and servers for this purpose. Show less Engaging with customers to provide an end to end solution from storage solutions, network and server solutions, currently in the large enterprise sector. Processing and preparing quotes. Dealing with customer requests and queries. Working on initiative and leasing with team members to provide a seamless and efficient service. Using my experience from working in the IT industry as a Infrastructure and Network engineer I have a good understanding of what pain points a client maybe experiencing, should it be down to hardware or a clients network. The most enjoyable aspect of my role is to have the satisfaction of being able to resolve issues or provide a solution to a client that meets their needs.Customer satisfaction is the key priority. Show less

      • Product Line Manager for entry level storage ISG CoC at Dell EMC

        Nov 2018 - now
      • Enterprise Solutions Specialist

        Apr 2013 - now
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Computer Science Degree

      Aug 2012
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Rugby Coach

      Issued by Greystones RFC on Sept 2015
      Greystones RFCAssociated with Martin Pritchard
    • Affiliate Referee IRFU

      Issued by Greystones RFC on Oct 2022
      Greystones RFCAssociated with Martin Pritchard